Bailey and his band are looking forward to performing in the city park until they learn that the park is closed. They start a petition drive to reopen the park, but Wyntoon and his cohorts sabotage their efforts.
Sam is hosting his nephew Chester for the summer when Chester reveals his engagement to Beverly. Not good -- since Chester's father has vowed to "blow his brains out" if Chester ever elopes. So Sam sets out to break up the happy couple.
When it seems everything is falling apart around him: house, boat, and truck - Sam decides to sell out and move back to Indiana. The boys conspire to change Sam's mind, but it's an enemy who may actually hold the key to making Sam stay.